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sees iran has been playing? >> i think iran has been transparent. they have admitted involvement in the syrian crisis by sending troops to syria. that fact further highlights iran's continued effort to expand its nefarious influence in the region and underscores iran's theory of syria without the assad regime. assad's hardener ship with iran is a direct offense to the syrian people, their revolution and arabs across the middle east and north africa. we are also focused on preventing iran from continuing to financially, materially and logistically support the syrian regime. again they have not attended otherwise and i think the fact that it is iran that is coming to assad's aid here is only further evidence of how isolated and beyond the pale assad and his behavior have become. >> tomorrow night the president will be in chicago. a couple of questions about that. usually when the president has finished his final event on the road he'll fly back even if it's late at night. he's staying overnight a thing. can you confirm whether he's going to stay at hi
sees iran has been playing? >> i think iran has been transparent. they have admitted involvement in the syrian crisis by sending troops to syria. that fact further highlights iran's continued effort to expand its nefarious influence in the region and underscores iran's theory of syria without the assad regime. assad's hardener ship with iran is a direct offense to the syrian people, their revolution and arabs across the middle east and north africa. we are also focused on preventing iran...
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violence, violence that spills over the borders, violence that results in even greater participation in iran for example and others to the point where it becomes a proxy war of sorts, and this is bad for the region and that for the syrian people and bad for the world. so that's why we are working with the russians and others to try to explain to them our views on this and persuade them like a loving this to continue will have such horrific consequences. >> i guess i'm asking at what point -- >> i don't have a date for you and i think the president -- >> is their something in the red line for the president -- >> i'm not going to preview next steps or options. i can tell you there is very much an urgent need for action to be taken, therefore the international community to further unify and make it clear that a transition has to take place in syria. >> can i follow up on the question about russia? i mean, you -- when secretary clinton proposed the u.n. security council arms embargo last month it was quickly shot down and putting by russia. could a -- is there any way to impose a as jake referre
violence, violence that spills over the borders, violence that results in even greater participation in iran for example and others to the point where it becomes a proxy war of sorts, and this is bad for the region and that for the syrian people and bad for the world. so that's why we are working with the russians and others to try to explain to them our views on this and persuade them like a loving this to continue will have such horrific consequences. >> i guess i'm asking at what point...
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again, it's destabilizing to iran to have this happen, have assad go away. pressure on the russians can only help with their argued irrational position now on the assad regime. it looks self serving and you have the arab league willing. there are lots of great solutions but we have to engage in them and stop wringing our hands about it. >> we have to leave it there. thank you very much. coming up next, new york mayor mike bloomberg explaining his push to ban super size sugar drinks. live coverage of the unveiling of the bush portraits. [ male announcer ] this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. do you really think brushing is eno
again, it's destabilizing to iran to have this happen, have assad go away. pressure on the russians can only help with their argued irrational position now on the assad regime. it looks self serving and you have the arab league willing. there are lots of great solutions but we have to engage in them and stop wringing our hands about it. >> we have to leave it there. thank you very much. coming up next, new york mayor mike bloomberg explaining his push to ban super size sugar drinks. live...
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about iran. iran is a failed model for the arab world... and i'm being very blunt, for the islamists and arab world, i'm talking about the muslim brotherhood, i'm talking about the islamists in morocco and egypt iran is not a model. iran is failed as a political entity the so called rule of the cleric has turned into what? an authoritarian system. and economically the mullahs have turned iran into dismal economy for a variety of reasons. turkey is the example. turkey is an inspiration everywhere you go. >> rose: because of its economy, secularism, what? >> two reasons. turkey now is at peace with itself. it's a muslim country and democratic country. it has relations with western powers. it's also an islamic country. the largest growing economies in the world, the 17 largest economies. it's institutionalized. that's why... because the whole idea is that islam and capitalism enforce one another and the debate in the united states does not take into account how much islamists, the so-called religiou
about iran. iran is a failed model for the arab world... and i'm being very blunt, for the islamists and arab world, i'm talking about the muslim brotherhood, i'm talking about the islamists in morocco and egypt iran is not a model. iran is failed as a political entity the so called rule of the cleric has turned into what? an authoritarian system. and economically the mullahs have turned iran into dismal economy for a variety of reasons. turkey is the example. turkey is an inspiration...
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agency inspectors arrive in iran next week to check on the country's nuclear program. leaders in tehran insist it's for domestic purposes and not an attempt to make weapons. >>> people in japan are expecting their prime minister to flip the switch. yoshihiko noda says two idle reactors at a nuclear plant in the western part of the country should be restarted. all of japan's 50 commercial reactors were off line, most for safety checks more than a year after the accident at fukushima daiichi. noda says the units at the ohi plant need to start pumping out electricity to deal with the summer demand. but he is still waiting for people who live around the facility to sign off on the plan. osaka is the leading shareholder in kansai electric power company. the manager of ohi, the city's mayor said thursday for first time he agrees with restarting the reactors. >> translator: i'm effectively accepting the reactors restart so that we can make it through the summer. even though the safety assessments are based on tentative safety standards. >> people in the town of ohi and fukui
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you could do many of the things we're doing for iran. declare the center bank of syria cutoff from the electronic transfer system. >> bill: did we do that yesterday? there was talk about it. >> there was talk about it. none of this has happened. there is a whole lot of things you can do before you have to get to military action. >> a lot of that is aimed at russia to increase russia, this is a pariah regime and they should no longer support it. many people feel once russia pulls the club, you could convince assad to step down. you have to understand the scenario that's desired here is not the complete collapse of the government. you do not want this country falling into chaos. this is a heavily-armed country with sophisticated munitions you don't want to see in the hands of radicals or rebels surface-to-air missiles, surface to surface missiles probably the largest most sophisticated chemical weapons stockpile remake in the world today. you want that to remain under control. you want to see some sort of transition here, not a government
you could do many of the things we're doing for iran. declare the center bank of syria cutoff from the electronic transfer system. >> bill: did we do that yesterday? there was talk about it. >> there was talk about it. none of this has happened. there is a whole lot of things you can do before you have to get to military action. >> a lot of that is aimed at russia to increase russia, this is a pariah regime and they should no longer support it. many people feel once russia...
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iran already arm in president = = arming -- arming president assad. saudi arabia and qatar are increasing the flow of weapons to the rebels. lebanon is already seen violence spread to its street. it is syria which is facing the bloodiest war. these pictures show rebels attacking a government position. today, the free syrian army gave the assad regime 48 hours to stop fighting or face violence. the signs of increasing polarization and a determin ation to fight on para >> one- woman once served as a un ambassador to the detonations. she worked alongside kofi annan. she says assad has no intention of bringing the violence to an end. >> he is acting with impunity. it will continue until the international committee mary is the diplomacy of kofi annan with the use of force. >> kofi annan has been trying to implement a peace plan. it is not working. the violence still's continues. the un observers are showing us bloodshed. it is not working. what of the diplomacy can be used? >> the diplomacy has to get stronger. if russia moves, china will follow. the real
iran already arm in president = = arming -- arming president assad. saudi arabia and qatar are increasing the flow of weapons to the rebels. lebanon is already seen violence spread to its street. it is syria which is facing the bloodiest war. these pictures show rebels attacking a government position. today, the free syrian army gave the assad regime 48 hours to stop fighting or face violence. the signs of increasing polarization and a determin ation to fight on para >> one- woman once...
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russian internet security firreleased a report about the so-called "flame" virus that's appeared in iran and elsewhere in the middle east. and today, tehran confirmed that some of its computers were infected, including those tied to the oil industry. flame is thought to be a virus used for espionage, reportedly capable of taking computer screenshots, logging keystrokes, and even listening in on skype calls and office conversations. it can also steal information from any bluetooth-enabled cell phones that are nearby. the emernce fla is drawing comparisons to the 2010 stuxnet virus that penetrated and damaged iran's nuclear program. israel was widely suspected of being behind that attack. so far, israeli officials have not confirmed or denied involvement with this new virus. on tuesday, israeli vice premier moshe yaalon said, "whoever sees the iranian threat as a significant threat is likely to take various steps, including these, to hobble it." so, what do we know and what do we not know? for a closer look at all this, we turn to dave shackleford, chief technology officer, for the institu
russian internet security firreleased a report about the so-called "flame" virus that's appeared in iran and elsewhere in the middle east. and today, tehran confirmed that some of its computers were infected, including those tied to the oil industry. flame is thought to be a virus used for espionage, reportedly capable of taking computer screenshots, logging keystrokes, and even listening in on skype calls and office conversations. it can also steal information from any...
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iran already are meant president bashar al-assad could get more involved. turkey fears instability so close at hand. saudi arabia is increasing the flow of weapons to the opposition rebels. let the non, -- lebanon has already seen it sectarian violence spread from syria to its streets. syria is facing the bloodiest course of the so-called arab spring. -- horrors of the so-called arab spring. the free syrian army give the regime of 48 hours to stop fighting or face greater violence. the signs are increasing polarization and determination on all sides to fight on. >> for more on this, we can speak to our next guest who once served as an ambassador under president clinton. when the current u.s. ambassador to the united nations said the conflict will escalate, the violence would escalate and would spread to different regions. is she right? >> she is absolutely right unless the world stands up to president bashar al-assad of syria. he is acting with impunity, the slaughter will continue until the international community mary's the brilliant diplomacy of kofi ann
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they have identified mainly middle east countries, iran, israel, palestine, hungary, saudi arabia, sudan, syria, egypt. what is interesting this that the more you know about the targets-- and one day we'll be able to-- not right now-- but as they do more work-- and it may take up to a year to actually dissect it and know more about this code-- the more you know about the targets will tell you about the purpose of the operation itself. >> brown: dave shackleford when you say it's big what, does that mean in lay men's terms and how does that make a difference? >> well, that makes a fairly significant difference actually because the trend in malled ware writing has been the opposite-- to create smaller code that's much more difficult to detect or really be able to pick up by things like antivirus programs or other types of security programs help this particular piece of malled ware is over 20 megabytes in size, which is highly unusual. that ties into the all the different capabilities that this piece of malware has. it has a lot of different options available to it. it's built so that malwa
they have identified mainly middle east countries, iran, israel, palestine, hungary, saudi arabia, sudan, syria, egypt. what is interesting this that the more you know about the targets-- and one day we'll be able to-- not right now-- but as they do more work-- and it may take up to a year to actually dissect it and know more about this code-- the more you know about the targets will tell you about the purpose of the operation itself. >> brown: dave shackleford when you say it's big what,...
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iran is is the other elephant in the room over the horizon and iran has been offered and i still own nuclear. programs if it dropped syria it hasn't brought syria to say the tension with iran is coming back and so this whole world from lebanon from syria through iraq to iran could block in our faces making what we've been talking about so far seem to have very small problem scenario ok well i'll give you the last last word of the program and by go ahead. yes i mean we have to be clear we're not talking about one scenario versus the other at the end of the day what we are going to see is building up the political pressure combine with military pressure now what the outcome of that will be you know what i mean we've run out of time gentlemen thank you very much and i can guarantee you we'll be doing another program on this on crossfire many thanks to my guest today in washington london and in dubai and thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time and remember. to take a. wealthy british style. time to buy the. markets. come to. find out what's really happening to t
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here in israel, the threat of iran's nuclear program is still as immediate as ever. the possibility of an israeli strike is still on the table. i sat down with the man in charge of israel's military who called current negotiations with iran, quote, a ritual in self delusion. israel is breaking its silence on iran's nuclear talks held with world powers in baghdad this month. >> i'm not sure that they're serious about it. >> the defense minter said iran is just buying time, that it's still working toward a nuclear weapon, and israel won't stand for it. >> we're committed to do whatever it takes to prevent iran from turning into a military power. a nuclear weapon. >> u.s. military officials have said they oppose an attack on iran, too provocative and unpredictable, but he said an israeli strike is still on the table. >> at what stage does israel deci decide, when does israel decide they can't live with this. >> we'll call you for an interview. you don't expect me to give you a date or time, and we all hope that it will be solved through sanctions or diplomacy. we would
here in israel, the threat of iran's nuclear program is still as immediate as ever. the possibility of an israeli strike is still on the table. i sat down with the man in charge of israel's military who called current negotiations with iran, quote, a ritual in self delusion. israel is breaking its silence on iran's nuclear talks held with world powers in baghdad this month. >> i'm not sure that they're serious about it. >> the defense minter said iran is just buying time, that it's...
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will happen in four or five years when we have to deal with a nuclear iran. with the consequences. >> the next round of iran talks is scheduled to take place in moscow next month. but clearly, this country has lost confidence in the process. lester. >> richard engle in tel aviv tonight. also tonight, former libeerian president charles taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for what the international court described violent crimes in history. murder, rape, and torture thousands of people in that nation's civil war. >>> myanmar opposition leader aung song chuchi getting a welcome today. she was afraid the government would not allow her to come back. this, her first trip abroad in almost 25 years, will test whether the government of myanmar is really serious about reform. >> and nelson mandela made a rare public appearance today to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the african national congress. a party that helped bring an end to apartheid. mandela turns 94 this july. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, what millions of college students
will happen in four or five years when we have to deal with a nuclear iran. with the consequences. >> the next round of iran talks is scheduled to take place in moscow next month. but clearly, this country has lost confidence in the process. lester. >> richard engle in tel aviv tonight. also tonight, former libeerian president charles taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for what the international court described violent crimes in history. murder, rape, and torture...
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is blaming iran for what is going on in syria. >> i think iran complained the u.s. for what is going on in the sense most of the outside powers turned against the regime not because of human-rights violations that the u.s. tolerated for years when the cia used to render suspects to there, but they do not like the regime because of his relationship with iran. >> charles glass, a former abc news chief, middle east correspondent, spent 10 days in syria. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]
is blaming iran for what is going on in syria. >> i think iran complained the u.s. for what is going on in the sense most of the outside powers turned against the regime not because of human-rights violations that the u.s. tolerated for years when the cia used to render suspects to there, but they do not like the regime because of his relationship with iran. >> charles glass, a former abc news chief, middle east correspondent, spent 10 days in syria. [captioning made possible by...
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iran supporting syria, syria supporting hezbollah. >> you say arming the opposition, a step president romney would take today. what about air strikes? john mccain and lindsey graham say air strikes might help? >> i don't think direct action at this point is needed. you don't rule anything ou. the bottom line, the syrians are showing an ability and a willingness to face this oppressive murder, to sacrifice. if you give some support to the opposition, you may not need some of the other things. you don't rule anything out. the bottom line is assad has to go. this president, obama, has talked about it but done little to make it happen. he has stood behind the plan. he is now looking for the russians to some how come in and desave the day. depending on putin to save the day doesn't sound like a good game plan. >> what president romney take more action? the russians have been stalling with the chinese, dreadfully so. if they won't move and you can't get anything tougher, would president romney act unilaterally or try to form a coalition outside of the united nations. you had the arab league
iran supporting syria, syria supporting hezbollah. >> you say arming the opposition, a step president romney would take today. what about air strikes? john mccain and lindsey graham say air strikes might help? >> i don't think direct action at this point is needed. you don't rule anything ou. the bottom line, the syrians are showing an ability and a willingness to face this oppressive murder, to sacrifice. if you give some support to the opposition, you may not need some of the...
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. >> 181 incidents detected in iran and 98 in israel and the palestinian territories. 32 detected in sudan, ten saudi arabia and five in egypt. who could do it? an israeli official said his country has the expertise and didn't go as far as taking credit for it and citing unnamed sources, pointing the finger at the u.s. interesting because it's widely believed that israel and the u.s. were behind the stocks. but there are others who could do this as well, wolf, germany, for example. >> is there anything out there indicating the u.s. could be a target of the cyber warfare. nothing yet and we do know that the department of homeland security has issued a bulletin and they won't say who they've sent it to and they've classified it for official use only. the only thing they classify side a statement, dhs is working on the malware and as for iran, they put out a statement this week saying they have found a fix for this virus. >> a fix, as sophisticated as it might be. >> that's what they say. >> i suppose we'll be hearing more about flame in the coming weeks. >> and others like it. >> it's
. >> 181 incidents detected in iran and 98 in israel and the palestinian territories. 32 detected in sudan, ten saudi arabia and five in egypt. who could do it? an israeli official said his country has the expertise and didn't go as far as taking credit for it and citing unnamed sources, pointing the finger at the u.s. interesting because it's widely believed that israel and the u.s. were behind the stocks. but there are others who could do this as well, wolf, germany, for example....
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look, at the end of the day the key to this whole issue isn't iran or russia or china. it is assad and 12% of the population fighting for their survival and wondering what will happen to them if they lose power. it is going to get played out inside syria in a very ugly manner. we should be supportive. we should not take unilateral action mill taerl or otherwise. >> thank you very much. thank you, joel, bobby, always a pleasure to have you with us. coming up, new details in the bizarre story out of miami. police say they believe the man behind a gruesome and horrific attack on another man was high on the drug known as bath salts. plus -- >> when mitt romney says -- >> planned parenthood, we'll get rid of that. >> romney is saying he will deny women the birth control and cancer screening they depend on. >> planned parenthood is out with a $1 million ad buy. they're against romney in key states and a mystery note from a juror in the john edwards trial prompts another closed door meeting, this just coming down in the last hour. we'll have more details for you. first, in tod
look, at the end of the day the key to this whole issue isn't iran or russia or china. it is assad and 12% of the population fighting for their survival and wondering what will happen to them if they lose power. it is going to get played out inside syria in a very ugly manner. we should be supportive. we should not take unilateral action mill taerl or otherwise. >> thank you very much. thank you, joel, bobby, always a pleasure to have you with us. coming up, new details in the bizarre...
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what is the role of iran in all of this? >> we think iran is actively supporting its long-time ally, assad, and providing material and other support. and indeed, this he said so publicly orrin a stalt on their own website. they bragged about their engagement in syria. that is one of the reasons among others, they're not the only ones supporting the syrian regime, that this is a conflict of a different character with much broader regional implications should it continue to spin out of control. >> and what makes us think that vladimir putin who wouldn't even come to the nato summit meeting and has shown no friendliness toward the obama administration, what makes us think that vladimir putin is now going to be helpful in pressuring his political ally assad to give up power? >> >> first of all, let's be clear. the relationship broadly speaking between the united states and russia over the course of the last several years is much improved over the past. there are areas in which we have real differences. but this improvement, this
what is the role of iran in all of this? >> we think iran is actively supporting its long-time ally, assad, and providing material and other support. and indeed, this he said so publicly orrin a stalt on their own website. they bragged about their engagement in syria. that is one of the reasons among others, they're not the only ones supporting the syrian regime, that this is a conflict of a different character with much broader regional implications should it continue to spin out of...
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syrian relationship with iran is also complicated. nobody is saying there is easy solution which bashar al-assad knows. the problem with the administration they essentially chosen to arm rebels and overthrow regimes fundamentally pro-american or mubarak in egypt or qaddafi in libya. the anti-american regimes like assad in syria or iranian regime they're allowed to crack down and slaughter their people without any words from the united states, any kind of action, moral support for those people. i find that completely upside down and outrageous. megyn: do we need to worry, one thing we doesn't want to do -- >> escalate. megyn: aggravate the hatred in the muslim world, some radical muslim world of americans. and we do have to worry about our own strategic interests and our safety when it comes to things like that but not getting involved in too many conflicts. >> sure, sure. megyn: that don't hold broader implication to the united states. this is humanitarian crisis. not necessarily that we need syria but there is moral obligation. >> th
syrian relationship with iran is also complicated. nobody is saying there is easy solution which bashar al-assad knows. the problem with the administration they essentially chosen to arm rebels and overthrow regimes fundamentally pro-american or mubarak in egypt or qaddafi in libya. the anti-american regimes like assad in syria or iranian regime they're allowed to crack down and slaughter their people without any words from the united states, any kind of action, moral support for those people....
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it would also be nice to cut off iran's proxy and make israel feel a little safer by removing assad. so we have a lot of interests in making the syria problem better, and clearly allowing the u.n. to posture as peace makers just isn't getting the jobs done. host: obama's art of political war. what mitt romney can learn from the president. and you write some tips for mitt romney what you call the elbow throwing style that president obama employs and you offer advice like, don't complain about the press. intimidate it. don't question authority. so-called it. tell us more about -- scald it. tell us more about what you think mitt romney should do. >> well, mitt romney is a nice guy. we've all seen he's had difficulty playing the bully. now he's officially the nominee and this business is dirty. i don't think nice guy politicks will work. if you look at the president as a campaigner and while in office and his political style, and it has not been -- he's not been a wallflower. he's been something of a bully. and i mean this almost in a positive sense that he's been aggressive and it's bee
it would also be nice to cut off iran's proxy and make israel feel a little safer by removing assad. so we have a lot of interests in making the syria problem better, and clearly allowing the u.n. to posture as peace makers just isn't getting the jobs done. host: obama's art of political war. what mitt romney can learn from the president. and you write some tips for mitt romney what you call the elbow throwing style that president obama employs and you offer advice like, don't complain about...
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new this morning from iran, an iranian technology official says iran has defeated a powerful new computer virus. this follows report out of russia yesterday that a new and physical skated virus is attacking -- physical skated virus is attacking -- sophisticated virus is attacking and has the ability to eavesdrop and steal information off computers. iran says the virus was being used for spying. >>> there is a new report out suggesting the obama administration is redrafting its drone policy to cut down on accidental strikes. the "huffington post" and "the new york times" reports the administration has been concerned about the number of civilian casualties caused by drone strikes. officials decided to redefine combatants as basically all military-aged men in a hot zone. >>> it is 7:17. donald trump appeared at a campaign event for mitt romney in las vegas. most of the buzz centered on the ongoing questioning of whether president obama was truly born in the u.s. here is a heated exchange between trump and cnn wolf's blitz zer. >> blitz -- wolf blitzer. >> a lot of em people don't think it wa
new this morning from iran, an iranian technology official says iran has defeated a powerful new computer virus. this follows report out of russia yesterday that a new and physical skated virus is attacking -- physical skated virus is attacking -- sophisticated virus is attacking and has the ability to eavesdrop and steal information off computers. iran says the virus was being used for spying. >>> there is a new report out suggesting the obama administration is redrafting its drone...
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syria is important of course apart from the humanitarian aspect is that it is a principle agent of iran in terms of causing difficulties in afghanistan, causing difficulties in iraq, funding terrorist organizations, causing enormous difficulties in lebanon and the world obviously would be better off with assad family out of there. the question is what comes next? and that's a very tough intelligence question. >> what's the point of decision? >> well, what they'll be doing is attempting to figure out what the opposition forces to the assad regime are, who they are, who is likely to prevail and what happens afterwards? >> shouldn't we know that by now? >> i doubt it. it's hard. look at egypt. it's still not clear. the turmoil that takes place is one thing and then when it's over, there are factions and the faction that is the best organized and most vicious, the most serious and best funded often prevails against what might be a majority view. >> the president handled libya about right? >> i was uncomfortable with what was done. syria is more important than what took place in libya from t
syria is important of course apart from the humanitarian aspect is that it is a principle agent of iran in terms of causing difficulties in afghanistan, causing difficulties in iraq, funding terrorist organizations, causing enormous difficulties in lebanon and the world obviously would be better off with assad family out of there. the question is what comes next? and that's a very tough intelligence question. >> what's the point of decision? >> well, what they'll be doing is...
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iran holds sway in the area of the middle east through syria. if assad goes away, iran becomes increasingly do you achieve that without getting involved in syria and trying to accelerate? what's the accelerant for assad to go away? >> general spider marks, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, carol. >> you're welcome. the jury in the edwards' corruption trial will go at it for an eighth day. the judge caused a stir in the courtroom yesterday when she announced the jury has sent a note that they reached a good stopping point. she meant it as a joke. earlier she reminded jurors not to talk about the trial in small groups or outside of the jury room. edwards is accused of using campaign money to conceal his affair with rielle hunter. we'll have a live update at 10:00 eastern time in about 50 minutes. >>> reports of a tornado have not been substantiated in oklahoma city but the north side of the city was violently pelted with hail last night. some of the hail was more than four inches thick. our affiliate koco reports the storm damaged
iran holds sway in the area of the middle east through syria. if assad goes away, iran becomes increasingly do you achieve that without getting involved in syria and trying to accelerate? what's the accelerant for assad to go away? >> general spider marks, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, carol. >> you're welcome. the jury in the edwards' corruption trial will go at it for an eighth day. the judge caused a stir in the courtroom yesterday when she announced the...
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another virus apparently targeted at iran. according to a cyber security company, which first discovered the virus, it dwarfs stux net. >> flame is 20 times the size of stuxnet, which again shows the kind of man power, man hours that have been put into this project. >> reporter: flame essentially turns a person's computer into spy, stealing everything that comes in contact with. >> flame can any get information it wants really from logging key strokes to taking screen shot of your machine. it can enable the microphone and listen to conversations. >> reporter: it was discovered just a couple weeks ago but has been worming its way undetected through hundreds of computers in iran and elsewhere in the middle east for at least two years. the stuxnet virus which hit iran's centrifuges was widely believed, though never officially confirmed, to be the work of u.s. and israel. and flame uses some of the same cyber technology. >> it has all the likelihood that basically two different teams, one team responsible for the stuxnet virus and
another virus apparently targeted at iran. according to a cyber security company, which first discovered the virus, it dwarfs stux net. >> flame is 20 times the size of stuxnet, which again shows the kind of man power, man hours that have been put into this project. >> reporter: flame essentially turns a person's computer into spy, stealing everything that comes in contact with. >> flame can any get information it wants really from logging key strokes to taking screen shot of...
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iran is the real problem. if iran can be slow down or stop, the nazis -- than the serious situation will be easier. we do not need to put american boots on the ground because in syria, it will not make any difference. host: richard, what do you think, if anything, should be done? was your reaction to the store is coming out of syria? caller: the stories are horrendous. but if we look through history, how many other situations? there have been other countries where this type of genocide has been committed and we have not done anything but pounder fist on the table and say it should be stopped. it seems that we pick and choose which area and which suggests that is important to us based on politics rather than the actual acts of the individuals. iran needs to be stopped and syria will slow down. host: rhode island, democrats line. good morning. caller: i just want to say that i believe that our allies should take the lead role. like maybe china, russia should take up more of a lead role. maybe the arab league sho
iran is the real problem. if iran can be slow down or stop, the nazis -- than the serious situation will be easier. we do not need to put american boots on the ground because in syria, it will not make any difference. host: richard, what do you think, if anything, should be done? was your reaction to the store is coming out of syria? caller: the stories are horrendous. but if we look through history, how many other situations? there have been other countries where this type of genocide has been...
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we expect iran to support syria and they are. russia needs to decide if they're going to be on the side of the rest of the world or isolate their behavior when it comes to supporting the assad regime in syria. >> you say tools at our disposele. what do you specifically mean? >> i couldn't talk about specifics but there are certain things and capabilities that the united states hats that can in conjunction with our arab league partners could provide a tipping point so it would provide certain capabilities to units that we know who are trying to overthrow the assad regime that we can vet, that we can test, that we can understand who completely that they are, and we can empower them to be more effective in what they do and i think that kind of activity should happen and we need to stop talk about it and start engaging with our arab league partners. >> going back to your point about russia, they may be the diplomatic variable. what do you think the west can do to make russia more comfortable with the idea of a regime change in syria
we expect iran to support syria and they are. russia needs to decide if they're going to be on the side of the rest of the world or isolate their behavior when it comes to supporting the assad regime in syria. >> you say tools at our disposele. what do you specifically mean? >> i couldn't talk about specifics but there are certain things and capabilities that the united states hats that can in conjunction with our arab league partners could provide a tipping point so it would...
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iran will be involved. the israel is on the side are nt interested in having a particularly strong syria. so they are watching here. we are watching the breakdown of negotiations with iran. and we'll have a major international problem on our hands with political and economic consequences that are very serious. and what i hear is a lot of emotion and sloganeering. but i haven't heard what the secret plans of the white house is conceiving actually are on how they're going to be implemented unless we get international cooperation on it. >> i think that emotion is proper at this point, given what the assad government has done. >> it can be proper but it's not going to be effective. >> i rarely disagree with dr. brzezinski also, but i think the issue here is russia in many ways. and it's not just about assad and syria. that the russians have become really ugly players in the putin incarnation. and it's a tremendous problem for the rest of the world. and this is a good place to address it, to try and marshal forc
iran will be involved. the israel is on the side are nt interested in having a particularly strong syria. so they are watching here. we are watching the breakdown of negotiations with iran. and we'll have a major international problem on our hands with political and economic consequences that are very serious. and what i hear is a lot of emotion and sloganeering. but i haven't heard what the secret plans of the white house is conceiving actually are on how they're going to be implemented unless...